Rhiwbina Living Issue 48

legally defined as homeless, you
must lack a secure place, in which
you are entitled to either live or
reasonably be able to stay.
In December 2018, an estimated
131,000 children were homeless in
England, Scotland and Wales.
This is 3% higher than 2017 (over 3,000
more children) and 59% higher than
2013 (nearly 50,000 more children).
Should we really believe that we
cannot improve this situation?
By Ben Lewis
The Four Rs
Plastic pollution is the main thing
affecting us on Earth and we have a
duty to prevent this from happening.
In 2016, 7 billion people produced
320 MILLION tonnes of plastic. This
amount is set to double in 2034.
8 million pieces of plastic go into
the ocean every day. There are an
estimated 100 million tonnes of
plastic in oceans around the world.
Over 1 million marine animals
including mammals, fish, sharks,
turtles and birds are killed each year,
which is distressing. The North Pacific
Gyre is a huge problem in the ocean.
It is a massive pile of floating rubbish,
twice the size of Texas, USA. There are
1.8 TRILLION pieces of rubbish laying
in the water there.
This plastic waste takes hundreds
or even thousands of years to break
down. It can cause disease and
defects in animals and humans.
In order to help this situation, we have
the four Rs.
What are the four Rs?
• REDUCE our plastic waste by buying
non-plastic packaging.
• RE-USE our plastic carrier bags.
• RECYCLE our rubbish.
• REFUSE items such as plastic straws
in drinks.
Therefore, by doing this, we can
save our planet for wildlife and future
generations.
By Lily Stansfield
Vegan for the
environment
In my opinion, everyone needs to help
the environment in different ways.
The most efficient thing we can do
as individuals, according to an Oxford
study, is to live a vegan lifestyle.
No one can deny greenhouse gas
emissions are a big problem, but not
many people know that over 51% of
these emissions come from animal
livestock through their digestion
gases and
manure waste,
which is called
'methane gas'.
It is 72 times
more powerful
than CO2 in its
effects on global
warming.
In my point
of view, we all
need to look
after our water
as well. A lot of
water is used for
producing meat,
but a lot less is
used for fruits
and vegetables.
Consequently,
we should eat
no meat or less
meat to reduce
water usage.
Deforestation
is also causing a
lot of problems
for us in this world. However, there
is a way to solve this. The animal
agriculture is responsible for 91%
of Amazon rainforest destruction. A
vegan lifestyle can put an end to it.
We can also help the oceans by
taking away the fishing nets. Can you
believe that sea animals get strangled
by fishing nets as there is 46% of
ocean plastic? Unless we stop eating
meat, the environment and animals
will continue to suffer. In conclusion,
I feel we shall be able to live how
we want without damaging the
environment. Try to go vegan please!
By Lucy German
Bins!
schools
Every time I go to the Wenallt to walk
my dog, I find the bins in the car park
overflowing with rubbish. This makes
me feel very annoyed and disturbed.
First of all, it is destroying the beauty
of our landscape in the Wenallt.
Secondly, it highlights the fact that
we don’t have access to recycling
facilities in the Wenallt as much
of that rubbish is recyclable and
thirdly, I believe that this encourages
irresponsible disposal of personal
rubbish and fly-tipping.
No one can deny that this rubbish
looks rubbish and my generation
wants to enjoy the beauty of the
Wenallt just like previous generations
have. I believe that if these bins are
left to consistently overflow then
consequently our landscape will be
destroyed forever.
By Thomas Jackson
School Lottery
A ticket costs £1 per week and
all funds raised go directly to the
school. Each ticket will also enter
you in TWO draws:
- A jackpot prize draw for £25,000
- A local draw with a guaranteed
prize for one of the supporters of
the school.
To enter the School Lottery, head
to www.yourschoollottery.co.uk and
search for Llanishen Fach Primary
School in the Find My School
section.
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